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ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ رغزأٔف سؽالرٙب إٌ ٝإعغٕجٛي ثبٌشؽٍخ " "737ثؼذ رٛلفٙب أِظ
اعزأٔفذ ششوخ ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ اٌ ،َٛ١األؽذ ،سؽالرٙب اٌغ٠ٛخ إٌِ ٝغبس اعغٕجٛي اٌذٚ ،ٌٝٚرٌه ثؼذ إٌغبئٙب أِظ اٌغجذ ثغجت األؽذاس اٌز ٝشٙذرٙب اٌغبؽخ اٌزشو١خ .طشؽذ ِظبدس ِالؽ١خ ثّغبس اٌمب٘شح ثأْ سؽٍخ اٌششوخ سلُ 737ألٍؼذ طجبػ اٌ ،َٛ١األؽذِ .زٛعٙخ إٌِ ٝغبس إعغٕجٛيٚ ،رٌه ثؼذ إٌغبئٙب أِظ اٌغجذ ثغجت إغالق ِغبس أربرٛسن ثإعغٕجٛي ِٓٚ ،اٌّمشس أْ رمٍغ سؽٍخ اٌششوخ سلُ 735ػظش اٌ َٛ١ؽغت عذٚي اٌزشغً١ اٌّمشس ٌٙبٚ .أضبفذ اٌّظبدس أْ اٌخغٛط اٌزشو١خ اعزأٔفذ سؽالرٙب سلُ ٚ ،693اٌز ٝالٍؼذ ف ٝرّبَ اٌغبػخ 2:50فغش اٌ َٛ١األؽذ ٚسؽٍزٙب سلُ 691إٌ ٝإعغٕجٛيٚ ،اٌز ٝألٍؼذ طجبػ اٌ.َٛ١
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ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ :رىج١ش عشاص سؽالد أعغٕجٛي العز١ؼبة اٌشوبة لشسد ششوخ ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ رىج١ش عشاص اٌشؽٍخ اٌضبٔ١خ سلُ MS735اٌز ٟرمٍغ ِٓ اٌمب٘شح إٌ ٝإعغٕجٛي ِٓ ،عشاص اِجش٠ش E170اٌز ٟرغزٛػت 76ساوجب ،إٌٝ اال٠شثبص 330/200اٌز ٟرغغ 254ساوجبٚ ،رٌه العز١ؼبة األػذاد اٌشاغجخ فٟ اٌؼٛدح ِٓ رشو١ب. ٚطشػ ِظذس ِغئٛي أْ سؽٍخ اٌششوخ سلُ MS737ألٍؼذ ف ٟاٌغبػخ 9.50 طجبػ اٌ َٛ١إٌِ ٝغبس أربرٛسن ثإعغٕجٛيٚ ،رٌه ثؼذ إػبدح فزؼ اٌّغبس اٌز ٞرُ إغاللٗ ٌفزشح لظ١شح إصش األؽذاس اٌغ١بع١خ األخ١شح اٌز ٟشٙذرٙب رشو١ب. ٚلبي اٌّظذس ِٓ :اٌّخغظ إلالع اٌشؽٍخ اٌضبٔ١خ ٌٍششوخ سلُ MS735ف ٟرّبَ اٌغبػخ 2:40ظٙش اٌِ ِٓ َٛ١غبس اٌمب٘شح اٌذ ،ٌٟٚوّب ِ٘ ٛمشس ٌٙب ٚفمًب ٌغذٚي رشغ ً١اٌششوخ ٚرُ رىج١ش عشاص٘ب العز١ؼبة أوجش ػذد ِٓ اٌّظش ٓ١٠اٌشاغج ٓ١فٟ اٌؼٛدح أ ٚأ ٞسوبة اخش.ٓ٠ ٚلبي اٌّظذس ٠زبثغ ِشوض اٌؼٍّ١بد اٌغ٠ٛخ ٌٍششوخ رغٛساد اٌّٛلف أٚال ثأٚي، ٚعٛف ٠زُ اإلػالْ ػٓ أ ٞعذ٠ذ ف٘ ٟزا اٌشأْ. ٚشٙذ ِغبس اٌمب٘شح اٌذٚ ٌٝٚطٛي سؽٍزٌٍ ٓ١خغٛط اٌزشو١خ لبدِزِ ِٓ ٓ١غبس إعغٕجٛي اٌذٚ ،ٌٟٚرٌه ثؼذ رٛلفٙب ثغجت األؽذاس اٌز ٟشٙذرٙب اٌغبؽخ اٌزشو١خ. ٚطشؽذ ِظبدس ِالؽ١خ ثبٌّغبس ثأْ اٌّغبس شٙذ ٚطٛي سؽٍخ اٌخغٛط اٌزشو١خ سلُ ٚ 693ػٍِ ٝزٕٙب 89ساوجب ،إضبفخ إٌٚ ٝطٛي سؽٍخ سلُ ٚ 691ػٍِ ٟزٕٙب 100 ساوت
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ٚص٠ش اٌغ١شاْ فِٛ ٝعىٌ ٛجؾش اعزئٕبف اٌشؽالد اٌغ٠ٛخ
٠جؾش شش٠ف فزؾٚ ٝص٠ش اٌغ١شاْ اٌّذٔ ٝخالي ص٠بسرٗ اٌؾبٌ١خ ِٛعى ٛعجً اعزئٕبف ؽشوخ اٌغ١شاْ ٚاٌغ١بؽخ ث ٓ١اٌجٍذٚ ٓ٠اٌز ٝرُ رؼٍ١مٙب ِٕز أوزٛثش اٌّبض ٝثؼذ ؽبدس عمٛط اٌغبئشح اٌشٚع١خ. وبْ اٌٛص٠ش لذ غبدس اٌمب٘شح أِظ ،ػٍ ٝسأط ٚفذ ف ٝص٠بسح سٚع١ب رغزغشق ػذح أ٠بَ. ٚوبْ ِؾّذ اٌجذس ،ٞعف١ش ِظش ٌذ ٜسٚع١ب ،لذ أػٍٓ ف ٝرظش٠ؾبد ٌٗ أْ ٘زٖ اٌض٠بسح رغؼٌّٕ ٝبلشخ ِٛضٛع اعزئٕبف اٌشؽالد اٌغ٠ٛخ ث ٓ١اٌجٍذ.ٓ٠
ف ٝاٌغ١بق ٔفغٗ شٙذد اٌفزشح اٌّبض١خ أوضش ِٓ عٌٛخ لبِذ ثٙب ٌغبْ رفز١ش سٚع١خ ثبٌّغبساد اٌّظش٠خ ٌٍزأوذ ِٓ اإلعشاءاد األِٕ١خ ٚاٌزأِ١ٕ١خ ٌٍشوبة ٚاٌجضبئغ اٌز ٝرم َٛثٙب اٌغٍغبد ف ٝاٌّغبساد اٌّظش٠خٌ ،شفغ رمبس٠ش٘ب ثإِىبْ ػٛدح اٌشؽالد اٌشٚع١خ إٌِ ٝظش، ثؼذ ِٛاعٙخ أِ ٜالؽظبد ٠شا٘ب اٌغبٔت اٌشٚع ،ٟؽ١ش أشبدد ٘زٖ اٌٍغبْ ؽز ٝا ْ٢ثٙزٖ اإلعشاءاد.
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ٚص٠ش اٌغ١شاْ فِٛ ٝعى ٛالعزئٕبف سؽالد اٌغ١بؽخ غبدس اٌمب٘شح اٌ ،َٛ١شش٠ف فزؾٚ ٝص٠ش اٌغ١شاْ اٌّذٔ ،ٝإٌِٛ ٝعى ٛفٝ ص٠بسح ٌشٚع١ب رغزغشق ػذح أ٠بَ٠ ،جؾش خالٌٙب عجً اعزئٕبف ؽشوخ اٌغ١شاْ ٚاٌغ١بؽخ ث ٓ١اٌجٍذٚ ،ٓ٠اٌز ٝعش ٜرؼٍ١مٙب ثؼذ عمٛط اٌغبئشح اٌشٚع١خ ػمت إلالػٙب ِٓ ِغبس ششَ اٌش١خ ف ٝشٙش أوزٛثش اٌّبض.ٝ ٔقبل يحًد انبدرٖ ،سفٛز يصز ندٖ رٔسٛب ،فٗ حصزٚحبث سببقّ إٌ سٚبرة فخحٗ حسؼٗ نًُبقشت يٕضٕع اسخئُبف انزحالث انجٕٚت ب ٍٛانبهد.ٍٚ ٔكبَج انفخزة انًبضٛت قد شٓدث قٛبو نجبٌ حفخٛش رٔسٛت بؼدة جٕالث فٗ انًطبراث انًصزٚت نهخأكد يٍ اإلجزاءاث األيُٛت ٔػًهٛبث حأي ٍٛانزكبة ٔانبضبئغ انخٗ حقٕو بٓب انسهطبث فٗ انًطبراث انًصزٚت ،نزفغ حقبرٚزْب ػٍ إيكبَٛت ػٕدة انزحالث انزٔسٛت إنٗ يصزٔ ،أشبدث حهك انهجبٌ حخٗ اٌٜ بٓذِ اإلجزاءاث.
http://www.vetogate.com/2280652
«ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ» رٕؼ ٟاٌشاؽً عبسق عٍُ١ ٔؼذ ششوخ ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ أعشح اٌشاؽً عبسق عٍ ،ُ١أؽذ سِٛص اٌمٍؼخ اٌؾّشاء ٚأؽذ أثٕبء اٌششوخ ٚاٌزٚ ٞافزٗ إٌّ١خ أِظ اٌغجذ ػٓ ػّش ٕ٠ب٘ض اٌـ 79ػبًِب. ٚرمذِذ اٌششوخ ثخبٌض اٌؼضاء ألعشح اٌشاؽًِٚ ،ؾج ِٓ ٗ١عّٛٙس وشح اٌمذَ. ٠زوش أْ اٌىبثزٓ عبسق عٍ ُ١لذ أضُ ٌمغبع اٌغ١شاْ اٌّذٔ ٟثؼذ اٌزؾبلٗ ثّؼٙذ ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ ٚؽظ ٌٗٛػٍ ٝشبسح اٌغ١بس ػبَ ٚ ،1963ػًّ ثششوخ ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ فٚ ٟظ١فخ ع١بس ػٍٝ عشاص اٌجٕ٠ٛظ ٚ 767لذ رذسط خالي فزشح ػٍّٗ ثبٌششوخ ٌ١ظجؼ ِٓ وج١ش ع١بسٙ٠ب ٚأوفئ ُٙفٟ رٌه اٌؾ.ٓ١
http://www.vetogate.com/2280207
أؽّذ فٍٛوظ ٠غ١ش إٌ ٝدث ٟػٍِ ٝزٓ عبئشح ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ سبفز انفُبٌ أحًد فهٕكس إنٗ دبٗ نشٚبرة ابُّ انٕحٛد سٛف بؼد أٌ اطًأٌ ػهٗ فٛهًّ انجدٚد "ٕٚ ٣٠و ف ٙانؼش"ٔ ،انذ٘ حى طزحّ ف ٙانسًُٛبث ف ٙانؼٛد. ٔقزر فهٕكس أٌ ٚكٌٕ سفزِ ػهٗ طبئزِ يصز نهطٛزاٌ ٔرفغ شؼبر "ححٛب يصز"ٔ ،يٍ انًُخظز انزجٕع ف ٙبداٚت األسبٕع انًقبم السخئُبف َشبطّ انفُٗ ٔاالَخٓبء يٍ اخخٛبراحّ انخٙ ٚبدأ ف ٙحُفٛذْب. فٛهى "ٕٚ ٣٠و ف ٙانؼش" بطٕنت أحًد فهٕكس ٔيحًٕد انهٛثٗ ٔسؼد انصغٛز َٔزي ٍٛيبْز ٔشًٛبء سٛف ٔصٕفُٛبرٔ ،إَخبج أحًد انسبكٗ يٍ حأنٛف سٛد انسبكٗ ٔإخزاج ْبَٗ حًدٖ.
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اٌظٕذٚق األعٛد ٠ىشف ٌغض رؾغُ عبئشح ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ أفبدد ٌغٕخ اٌزؾم١ك فِ ٟالثغبد رؾغُ عبئشح ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ ف ٟاٌجؾش اٌّزٛعظ فِ ٟب ،ٛ٠أِظ اٌغجذ ،أْ رؾٍ ً١عٙبص رغغ ً١لّشح اٌم١بدح وشف اعزخذاَ وٍّخ “ؽش٠ك” لجً رؾغُ اٌغبئشح. ٚثؾغت ِب أفبدد ثٗ اٌٛوبٌخ اٌفشٔغ١خ ٌألٔجبء ،وبْ اٌّؾمم ْٛلذ أٚسدٚا ٔٙب٠خ شٙش ٛ١ٔٛ٠أْ رؾٍ ً١اٌظٕذٚق األعٛد اٌضبٔ ٟاٌز٠ ٞؾ ٞٛث١بٔبد اٌشؽٍخ أظٙش إعالق رؾز٠شاد رش١ش إٌ ٝرظبػذ دخبْ لجً رؾغُ عبئشح اإل٠شثبص " ا." 320 ٗ٠ ٚرؾغّذ اٌغبئشح اٌز ٟوبٔذ ِزغٙخ ِٓ ثبس٠ظ إٌ ٝاٌمب٘شح فِ 19 ٟب ٛ٠ف ٟاٌجؾش اٌّزٛعظ ث ٓ١عض٠شح وش٠ذ ٚاٌغبؽً اٌشّبٌٌّ ٟظش ثؼذِب اخزفذ فغأح ِٓ ػٍٝ شبشبد اٌشاداس ألعجبة ِغٌٛٙخِ ،ب أعفش ػٓ ِمزً 66شخظب ،ث40 ُٕٙ١ ِظش٠ب 15ٚ ،فشٔغ١ب. ٚلبٌذ ٌغٕخ اٌزؾم١ك ف ٟث١بْ “رُ االعزّبع األٌّ ٌٟٚؾبدصبد لّشح اٌم١بدح اٌزٟ داسد لجً ٚلٛع اٌؾبدسٚ ،اٌز ٟأشبسد إٌ ٝروش وٍّخ ؽش٠ك”. ٚرذاسوذ “إال أٔٗ ِٓ اٌّجىش عذا رؾذ٠ذ عجت أِ ٚىبْ ثذا٠خ ؽذٚس ٘زا اٌؾش٠ك”. ٚرشاعؼذ اٌفشض١خ اإلس٘بث١خ اٌز ٟلذِزٙب ِظش ف ٟاٌجذا٠خ ٌظبٌؼ ؽبدس فٕٔ ٟظشا ٌٍّؼٍِٛبد ؽٛي أغالق رؾز٠شاد آٌ١خ رش١ش إٌ ٝرظبػذ اٌذخبْ ف ٟاٌغبئشحٚ .ػضش ػٍ ٝاٌظٕذٚل ٓ١األعٛدٌٍ ٓ٠غبئشح ِٕزظف ٛ١ٔٛ٠
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Egypt: 'Fire' audible on EgyptAir voice recording Egyptian officials on Saturday disclosed that the word "fire" is clearly audible on the cockpit voice recording from EgyptAir Flight 804, but safety experts and a person involved in the investigation said there are no clear-cut answers so far about the sequence of events that brought down the jetliner almost two months ago. Data downloaded from the Airbus A320's black boxes, these people said, at this juncture haven't provided conclusive information about where the fire started or why it apparently spread so quickly that it may have overwhelmed the crew and knocked out key electronic circuits, possibly affecting the black box recording devices themselves. As a result, they said, barring some sudden breakthrough, investigators are preparing for a long slog to determine why the plane, cruising in the early morning hours over the Mediterranean Sea, crashed without a distress call from the cockpit, killing all 66 people on board. According to these people, the probe is further complicated by tensions among the international team of investigators, which includes experts from Egypt, plane maker Airbus Group SE and France's airaccident agency. The Egyptian investigators leading the effort, they said, often appear reluctant to share details with Airbus and French crash experts partly due to fears that details prematurely may be disclosed or leak out to the media. The upshot, according to these people, is that Airbus hasn't had a central role in analyzing the cockpit-voice recording, and the company has relied largely on Egyptian authorities to alert it if some finding warrants sending emergency safety messages to other A320 operators.
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(2) No such messages have been issued. But by the same token, according to one person involved in the investigation, Airbus officials remain uncertain about where Egyptian investigators are focusing efforts to pin down the source of the fire. Despite weeks of extensive analysis of data downloaded from the black boxes, supplemented by forensic examination of pieces of wreckage, some safety experts and investigators increasingly worry the recorders may have stopped working too soon to yield definitive answers. In a typical crash, black boxes continue to record on battery power until just before impact. But in some cases, widespread fire or other problems can interfere with their normal operation. Saturday's news came after investigators last month signaled that information from the flight data recorder, the plane's other so-called black box, along with recovered wreckage validated earlier theories that a fire had broken out on board. Soot was found on part of the right side of the cockpit. In Saturday's announcement, Egyptian authorities said: "still, it is too early to determine the reason or the place where that fire occurred." Minutes before the crash, the aircraft had transmitted fault warnings that pointed to smoke in one of the lavatories and the avionics bay located under the cabin floor and behind the cockpit, where key electronics are housed. The plane crashed on May 19 while flying from Paris to Cairo. The information has been particularly puzzling because since A320s began flying passengers nearly three decades ago, there hasn't been a verified instance of a fire erupting inside the avionics bay, according to safety experts. Some 4,000 of the planes are now in operation world-wide. Pilots are trained to deal with onboard fires. But experts said a sudden occurrence in darkness over water, where a startled crew may have had to react to cockpit-instrument failures without reference to a horizon, could be especially difficult to handle.
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(3) Cockpit crews generally expect to have time to battle flames, which are a rare occurrence, though the fire this time appears to have spread unusually quickly. The latest details also strongly suggest the pilots were dealing with a combination of smoke and serious electrical malfunctions -- potentially involving various systems -- before the jetliner flying at 37,000 feet started a sharp turn, continued a more shallow turn in the opposite direction and then descended fairly rapidly. Egyptian authorities said they would perform more work using information on the cockpit voice- and flight-data recorders, as well as recovered debris. The flight-data recorder stores technical details from the previous 25 hours of an aircraft's operations. The cockpit voice recorder retains the last two hours of crew conversation. Evidence collected so far suggests a nearly simultaneous shut-off of both the plane's flight-data recorder and an alerting system designed to transmit malfunction messages to the ground. Those twin events can't be intentionally commanded by pilots, according to safety experts, and aren't part of any authorized emergency procedures to respond to fire or smoke. According to these experts, the pilots may have been struggling to cope with a significant electrical malfunction, or possibly a cascading series of malfunctions, while still at cruising altitude. Widespread electrical problems, these experts said, most likely would have made the aircraft harder to fly by shutting off certain computerized flight-control aids. Under such circumstances, the cockpit crew would have confronted the loss of certain built-in safeguards intended to prevent aerodynamic stalls or other extreme maneuvers. Write to Andy Pasztor at andy.pasztor@wsj.com and Robert Wall at robert.wall@wsj.com
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Bad weather and upset stomach force Solar Impulse team to delay final flight to Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI // Solar Impulse’s final flight back to Abu Dhabi is on hold while the crew wait for a break in the weather to allow the plane to fly over the Saudi desert. Ground teams at Cairo International Airport, where the sun-powered plane landed last week, were prepared for take-off in the early hours on Sunday. But the Solar Impulse team said the final wind reading was too high to take off safely. Although the plane has been round the world through 16 different stops, the 48-hour Cairo to Abu Dhabi flight will prove to be one of the longer and more difficult legs. ”The main challenge for this flight is it is going to be very, very warm over the Saudi desert," said Raymond Clerc, mission director of the project. Even at night, temperatures in the cockpit are expected to hit 25-30°C with daytime temperatures expected to be even warmer. Turbulence caused by the hot weather will require Bertrand Piccard, the co-founder and pilot to take manual control of the flight, depending less on auto-pilot and giving him less opportunities for rest. Although being grounded is frustrating, it does give the Swiss national time to recover from a stomach bug which would have ruled him out of the flight back to the UAE. Mr Piccard’s illness came to light on Saturday night when he tweeted: ”I’m sick. Stomach upset. I prefer to postpone the take-off @solarimpulse. I cannot go flying for 48 hours in that shape. Sorry."
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Mr Clerc confirmed that Solar Impulse would only take off when the weather in Saudi Arabia was suitable and Mr Piccard was feeling better. ”Safety first, it’s not possible... and he has to go to the toilet every 10 minutes, this is not an option," he said. ”Bertrand is not very healthy tonight, this is the main reason. But we have to look at the flight, a very, very challenging flight, 48 hours minimum. If you are healthy and the aircraft is fine, in normal conditions this is very, very difficult," he said. Co-pilot Andre Borschberg, who flew the plane across the Pacific over five days and has previously seen several of his take-offs delayed, said the decision to postpone was almost always prudent. ”Cancelling the flight to Abu Dhabi is not an easy decision but it’s a wise decision for safety reasons," he tweeted on Saturday night. The plane was expected to take off at 2am UAE time on Sunday and land later this week in Abu Dhabi, completing the first solar-powered round-the-world journey. Solar Impulse began its journey from the capital in March last year. The ground crew will determine the next available window for take-off.
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Gulf airlines resume flights to Turkey following failed coup Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways are to resume flights to Istanbul on Sunday, two days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey shut down the country’s airports. Etihad said on its website on Sunday it would operate flights to Istanbul’s two airports, Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen, while Qatar Airways said on its website flights ”are operating as schedule.“ It also flies to Istanbul’s two airports. Meanwhile, Emirates cancelled its morning flight EK123 to Ataturk Airport, Europe’s third largest hub. The airline is to operate its afternoon flight EK121 to Ataturk and another flight, EK119, to Sabiha Gokcen, according to the Emirates website. All three airlines cancelled flights to Turkey on Saturday after a failed attempt to overthrow the Turkish government by factions of the country’s military on Friday.
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German airlines, tour operators resume holiday flights to Turkey Lufthansa and tour operators Thomas Cook AG and TUI resumed flights from Germany to Turkey on Sunday, where 200,000 Germans are on summer holiday, following the failed coup against President Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of the military coup attempt, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in full control of the country and economy. Lufthansa has resumed flying to Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Bodrum, the company said on Sunday. Only a flight between Istanbul and Frankfurt as well as a flight between Munich and Ankara had been canceled, a spokesman for Lufthansa said. Lufthansa unit Eurowings has also resumed flights to Turkey. A spokesman for Thomas Cook AG said, "On Saturday and Sunday, the planes took off for Turkey, only a select few guests did not take their flight." A spokeswoman for TUI Deutschland said flights had resumed and of the 18,000 people currently on holiday in Turkey, only 30 had opted to come back early. Most German tourists are staying in and around Antalya. "It is a normal Sunday for us," she said. British Airways flights from Britain to Turkish destinations including Istanbul and Izmir also resumed on Sunday, according to the airline's website, after the firm canceled all flights to Turkey on Saturday. "We'll be flying a reduced schedule to Turkey today," a spokeswoman said. "We continue to keep our flights to Turkey under review." (Reporting by Peter Maushagen and Till Weber. Additional reporting by Costas Pitas in London; writing by Edward Taylor, editing by David Evans)
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Turkey coup: Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways resume flights Dubai: Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways are to resume flights to Istanbul on Sunday, two days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey shut down the country’s airports. Etihad said on its website on Sunday it would operate flights to Istanbul’s two airports, Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen, while Qatar Airways said on its website flights ”are operating as schedule.“ It also flies to Istanbul’s two airports. Meanwhile, Emirates cancelled its morning flight EK123 to Ataturk Airport, Europe’s third largest hub. The airline is to operate its afternoon flight EK121 to Ataturk and another flight, EK119, to Sabiha Gokcen, according to the Emirates website. All three airlines cancelled flights to Turkey on Saturday after a failed attempt to overthrow the Turkish government by factions of the country’s military on Friday
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Turkish Airlines cancels more than 160 flights Passengers travelling to or via Istanbul Ataturk Airport following the attempted coup face heavy delays after Turkish Airlines cancelled 166 flights today. Gulf passengers from Abu Dhabi and Doha have been affected although Dubai flights were not listed among the cancellations. Click here to read the full list. Turkish Airlines is offering passengers the options of rebooking, receiving refunds or extending ticket validity until August 15. @gazamom tweeted: ‘#AtaturkAirport is a disaster Laila El-Haddad waiting to happen. All flights to US grounded. Angry, hysterical, passengers +useless staff. #istanbul. Other tweets showed planes that did take off having empty loads (e.g. Tehran-Istanbul). Dubai carrier Emirates also confirmed it was suspending service to ”Emirates can confirm that we are suspending services to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport from 1st August. This decision was made as part of our routine operational review, to ensure that our capacity is deployed to best serve customer demand across our global network. We remain committed to Istanbul and will continue to serve our customers via Ataturk International Airport with 11 weekly flights.“ – an Emirates spokesperson The FAA notice to airmen (NOTAM) dated July 15 states US airlines are currently prohibited from flying to or from Istanbul and Ankara airports. ”All airline carriers, regardless of country of registry, are currently prohibited from flying into the United States from Turkey either directly or via a third country,“ it states. Atlanta became Turkish Airlines’ ninth gateway in May.
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(2) Read: Turkey rounds up nearly 3,000 suspects in failed coup attempt It is the second major disruption to Ataturk Airport following the terrorist incident on June 28 which killed 41 people. In a seperate announceent, Dubai carrier Emirates said it was suspending services to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport from next month. ”Emirates can confirm that we are suspending services to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport from 1st August,“ an airline spokesperson said. ”This decision was made as part of our routine operational review, to ensure that our capacity is deployed to best serve customer demand across our global network. We remain committed to Istanbul and will continue to serve our customers via Ataturk International Airport with 11 weekly flights.“
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Qatar Airways adds additional flight on Doha-Muscat route July 18, 2016: Qatar Airways adds extra flight to its existing schedule to Muscat, increasing the number of daily flights to five from August 1, 2016. The airline operates services to Muscat with its A320 aircraft. Now with 35 flights a week from Hamad International Airport, travellers can easily expore the popular Omani capital city. Ehab Amin, senior vice president, Commercial GCC, Levant, Iran, Iraq,Yemen, Africa & Indian Sub Continent, Qatar Airways, said, �Both Doha and Muscat are popular cities that offer business, cultural and leisure opportunities to travellers. The additional flight is a response to increased demand on this popular route, and offers our passengers more convenience thereby empowering travellers with the ability to choose flights that are best suited to their unique requirements.“ Passengers travelling from Muscat will now also have increased access to the rest of the world, with the ability to connect through Hamad International Airport. So far in 2016, the airline has launched routes to Los Angeles (USA), Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), Sydney (Australia), Boston (USA), Birmingham (UK), Adelaide (Australia), Yerevan (Armenia), Atlanta (USA) and Marrakech (Morocco). From July, new routes will include Pisa (Italy), Sarajevo (Bosnia), Windhoek (Namibia), Helsinki (Finland), Skopje (Macedonia), Krabi (Thailand), Seychelles, and Chiang Mai (Thailand).
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South African Airways puts $1 billion debt restructuring on hold JOHANNESBURG: South African Airways (SAA) said on Sunday it had put on hold a deal to restructure 15 billion rand ($1 billion) of debt after questions were raised about the awarding of the work. Local media reported this month that the board of SAA went against the advice of its own treasury by agreeing to pay boutique financier BnP Capital a 256 million rand ($17.56 million) success fee to advise the airline on debt restructuring and fund raising without putting the contract out to tender. SAA spokesman Tlali Tlali said the contract was awarded without tender due to urgent loan repayments due at the end of June, but denied that the fee was set at 256 million rand. "We have given BnP Capital an opportunity to respond to matters we raised with them and expect them to revert during the course of next week. Until we have received a response from them and have considered same, contracting between the parties will be stayed," Tlali said. SAA has been sustained by state guarantees of around 14.4 billion rand and has asked for an additional 5 billion rand from the Treasury. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan last week asked parliament to postpone the release of SAA's 2015 earnings report until September, the fourth such request as the Treasury mulls whether to extend more guarantees to the company.
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Malaysia Airlines settles families' MH17 damages claims on two-year anniversary Malaysia Airlines has settled damages claims for most victims of flight MH17, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported, after families gathered on Sunday to mark two years since the flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine. Flight MH17, two years on: ‘As far as I’m concerned, Putin killed my son’ Read more NOS cited Veeru Mewa, a lawyer representing some of the 165 Dutch victims. The parties involved in the settlement have agreed to secrecy, it was reported. ”Talks are still ongoing for the rest of the victims’ relatives,“ Mewa, who is based in Amsterdam, said. Under the Montreal Convention, airlines must pay damages of up to €130,000 ($145,000) to victims’ families, regardless of the circumstances of a crash. Sunday marked the deadline for legal action under the convention. MH17 crashed in territory held by pro-Russia separatists, killing all 298 passengers and crew. Most of the passengers were Dutch. The aircraft, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded in its final report in late 2015. On Sunday, villagers in eastern Ukraine held a vigil at the site of the plane crash, as bereaved relatives marked the anniversary with emotional memorial services. About 60 people gathered at the site in the village of Petropavlivka, carrying flowers and lighting candles at the square where some of the victims’ remains and belongings fell to the ground. Some youngsters from the village – still controlled by pro-Russian separatists fighting pro-western government forces – also carried paper planes in memory of the children who died.
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(2) Village council head Natalia Voloshina said: ”Some of the relatives of people who were killed phoned us and asked us to find things that were valuable for them, for example, the toys that belonged to children aboard.“ Some small pieces of wreckage, not yet handed over to Dutch investigators, were stacked outside Voloshina’s office to mark the anniversary. In the small Dutch town of Vijfhuizen, close to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport where the plane had departed and where a memorial is set to be unveiled next year, hundreds of relatives gathered. There were calls for healing at the gathering, where mourners sang songs and read out poems and the names of all 298 victims. ”It’s time to let the sun back in,“ said Evert van Zijtvelt, who lost his 18year-old son Robert-Jan and daughter Frederique, 19, in the tragedy. Outside, there were 298 sunflowers for the victims – a reminder of the Ukrainian sunflower field where the bodies were scattered. Ertugrul Apakan, chief monitor in Ukraine for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said on Sunday the disaster was testament to the heavy toll paid by civilians in armed conflict. ”The memory of those who perished is a reminder to us all that peace is precious and life sacrosanct,“ Apakan said in a statement. Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, vowed that ”the perpetrators of this tragedy must be punished“. Separatist authorities deny responsibility for the disaster, saying Ukrainian forces were to blame for the attack. The European Union in early July formally extended by six months economic sanctions against Russia due to lack of progress in resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine. James Healy-Pratt, whose London-based law firm represents around 30 families, said 85% of the claims against Malaysia Airlines had been settled ”on confidential terms“.
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Six claims remain before the Malaysian high court in Kuala Lumpur, he said. Lawsuits have also been filed against separatists and their backers. In May, reports emerged that an Australian law firm had filed a compensation claim against Russia and president Vladimir Putin in the European court of human rights on behalf of the families of victims. It reportedly seeks $10m in compensation per passenger. Twenty-eight Australians died in the disaster.
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Airlines to compensate for flight cancellation, denying boarding New Delhi: Cancelling a flight or denying boarding to a flier is going to cost heavily to domestic airlines as the new guidelines by the aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) provides for massive compensation in such cases. As per the revised compensation norms, which are effective from August 1, an airline will have to pay up to Rs10,000 to a flier in the case of cancelling/delaying a flight beyond two hours, while the compensation for not allowing a passenger to board the flight stands at up to Rs20,000. As of now airlines offer a meagre amount of up to Rs4,000 for both denied boarding and cancelling a flight. The revised compensation has been arrived at after extensive consultations with all stakeholders including the airlines. Fliers body, Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) founder and president D. Sudhakara Reddy, however, has said that the new norms leave certain grey areas which need to be addressed. Airlines shall pay a compensation of Rs5,000 or booked one-way basic fare plus fuel charge, whichever is less for cancelled/ delayed flights having a block time of up to one hour in addition to refund of ticket, in case a flier has not been informed by the carrier as per the DGCA norms. In the case of an airline cancelling/delaying its flight over one hour but up to two hours the compensation amount will be Rs7,500 or booked one-way basic fare plus fuel charge, whichever is less, besides the refund amount, according to the revised norms.
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An amount of Rs10,000 or booked one-way basic fare plus airline fuel charge, whichever is less, will be the compensation for flights having a block time of more than two hours, according to the new compensation norms. Block hours refer to the period when an aircraft pushes back from its departure gate till the moment it reaches the arrival gate. These hours are used to calculate an airline’s on-time performance (OTP) besides determining the compensation in the eventuality of a flight getting cancelled or delayed. In case of denied boarding, airline will have to pay an amount equal to 200 per cent of booked one-way basic fare plus airline fuel charge, subject to maximum of Rs20,000, in case airline arranges alternate flight that is scheduled to depart within 24 hours of the booked scheduled departure, as per the revised norms. An amount equal to 400 per cent of booked one-way basic fare plus airline fuel charge, subject to maximum of Rs20,000, will have to be paid to a flier in case airline arranges alternate flight that is scheduled to depart beyond 24 hours of the booked scheduled departure, as per the revised norms. In case passenger does not opt for alternate flight, refund of full value of ticket and compensation equal to 400 per cent of booked one-way basic fare plus airline fuel charge, subject to maximum of Rs 20,000, will have to be paid to a flier, it said. �We have strong objection to certain issues. The operating airline would not have the obligation to pay compensation in the situations which are beyond the control of the airline including political instability and delays on the part of air traffic control, among others. How can the ATC delays be a reason for compensation and this leaves the decision in a grey area and will lead to many disputes. It is also not transparent ," Reddy questioned.
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(3) "Also, since no financial compensation shall be payable to passengers who have not provided adequate contact information at the time of making booking or when the ticket for firm travel on the selected flight is issued. This will lead to dispute settlement mechanism and which agency will be the responsible agency and in what time frame. This is especially true when it comes to transit passengers/connecting international passengers ," he said. Besides, the burden of proof concerning the questions as to whether and when the passenger has been informed of the delay of the flight shall rest with the operating airline, Reddy said adding,“ this is a grey area and leaves the burden of proof in the hands of the airline and can’t be accepted."
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UNITED Domestic 777 Service Additions from Oct 2016 UNITED has delayed planned newly re-configured Boeing 777 aircraft service entry on fixed route/flight basis, as the airline begins filing the 364-seater domestic aircraft from mid-December 2016, instead of October 2016. During the weekend of 15JUL16’s schedule update, the Domestic 777 aircraft (F28Y336) will operate following routes from 16DEC16 to 03JAN17. Los Angeles – Chicago O’Hare UA660/2001 San Francisco – Honolulu UA1175 and UA501 from SFO, UA396 from HNL Operational flights will continue to be updated during the course of next few weeks. Until mid-December 2016, the 364-seater aircraft operates on selected flights based on aircraft assignment. In addition, the Star Alliance member from 06OCT16 will begin Boeing 777 service (F32Y312) on San Francisco – Boston route (UA768/576) and Denver – Chicago O’Hare (UA254/245; until 30NOV16)
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Malaysian Aviation Commission exploring charging airline passengers PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), set up in March, is exploring the possibility of charging a small amount of up to RM1 per airline passenger to fund its operations, aviation executives said. Besides charging airline passengers, other sources of income include charging for licences. Sources said the existing charges for the passenger service charges (PSC) for travellers had also come under review. ”At this stage it is still exploring and a decision has to be made at some point. Since it began, it had been funded by the Government,’’ an airline executive said. A total of 83.5 million passengers travelled through the many airports in the country last year and this year the numbers will be higher as demand for air travel in this region remains buoyant. If they charge RM1 per passenger, they can easily make RM83.5mil a year, and this does not include the other licencing fees they will be collecting from airlines. While passengers have funded civil aviation authorities’ operations in countries such as Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, UAE, England and Germany, other countries, Malaysia included, have so far resisted attempts to impose on passengers who are already burdened by onerous airport charges. ”The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Energy Commission and the Securities Commission are regulators that do not depend on consumers for funding. They impose fees and manage their operations from those fees. Perhaps Mavcom should look in that direction instead of getting travellers to fork out money to sustain them,’’ said another industry executive. Mavcom regulates economic and commercial matters related to civil aviation in the country. It will introduce a set of regulations for the industry and help the Government map the future of the industry.
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(2) It also will issue some licences to airlines, ground handlers and aerodrome operations, from which it can collect fees to sustain its operations. However the amount collected may not be sufficient, hence, it is eyeing the travellers’ option. ”The imposition of any fee will have an impact on the travel industry and the consumer even though the fee may be small. It just adds to the amount travellers need to pay. ”With the PSC hike, it will just raise the cost of travelling,’’ the executive said, adding that travellers already have to pay for the PSC, administrative fees, ancillary charges and even travel insurance on top of the airfare. He added that some airlines have not removed the fuel surcharge they had imposed years ago. For now fuel charges remain reasonable, but if fuel prices were to rise further, airlines may impose fuel surcharges, adding to charges on the consumers. ”No doubt travelling by air is a luxury but don’t tax the traveller to stymie demand growth,’’ he adds. The current PSC at KLIA2 for international and domestic destinations are RM32 and RM6 per passenger, while at KLIA, they are RM65 and RM9 respectively. Mavcom will allocate and manage air traffic rights, provide a mechanism to resolve disputes among players, monitor slot allocation for airlines and airport operators and be involved in consumer protection. It is launching the consumer protection forum today so that it becomes a facilitator for consumer disputes with airlines.
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(1) Biofuel makes history in African aviation On Friday, state-owned air transport company, South African Airways (SAA) and its subsidiary Mango, flew the first ever flights in Africa fuelled by biofuel made from tobacco plants grown in the Marble Hall region in Limpopo, Money Web reported. The Boeing 737-800 biofuel-fuelled planes flew between OR Tambo International airport near Johannesburg and over Cape Town. According to media, the patent holder of the tobacco farm, which is specially designed to produce this grade of biofuel, is industrial research and development company, Sunchem SA. The Solaris tobacco plant project, where vegetable crude oil is extracted to be used as aviation fuel, started two and a half years in Marble Hall, according to company CEO, Hayo de Feijter. Money Web explained: "The plant’s seeds were crushed to extract the oil, which was then exported to the US, where it was refined. A 5.1 tonne container of fuel for the two flights was then exported to South Africa. "A mixture of 30% biofuel and 70% conventional fossil fuel was used for the flights. The fuel for the flights was supplied by global market leader for sustainable jet fuel SkyNRG and produced by AltAir Fuels." They added that no modifications to the aircraft or engines are required to be able to use the biofuel and the aircraft is simply fuelled with the certified blend. Creating a competitive market At a recent panel discussion in Cape Town, representatives from SAA, Sunchem, Boeing, and SkyNRG would not disclose the project cost. However, Maarten van Dijk, CEO of SkyNRG said in the US the cost of aviation biofuel is comparable with conventional fossil-based aviation fuel. According to media, the panel noted that the cost would become competitive with traditional aviation fuel once the country has its own supply chain, including a refinery.
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(2) Musa Zwane, SAA’s Acting CEO, said: "The project has brought economic and rural development to the Limpopo province in keeping with SAA’s mandate to support the South African National Developmental Plan. It establishes a new regional biojet fuel supply chain of which we can rightfully be proud. SAA as a leading African and global airline is a trailblaser when it comes to environmental and social sustainability in Africa." According to statement released by SAA, the crop achieved certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), one of the strongest sustainability standards in the world, which is seend as the 'gold standard' of environmental sustainability for biomaterials.
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